After adding new information prompts and links to official resources in related search queries last week, Instagram is now expanding on its COVID-19 response tools, with additional information panels in the main feed and a ban on searches for coronavirus related AR masks. As per Instagram: “To help people get relevant and up-to-date resources, we will start showing … Read more
Last month, Twitter shared the first of its ‘Good Copy, Bad Copy’ Twitter tips, in which Twitter creative lead Joe Wadlington outlined some simple, actionable tweet tips that can significantly improve tweet presentation and performance. This week, Wadlington is back to share some more tweet copy tips – and as with last time, while the notes here are very … Read more
It looks like Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will remain in the top job at the platform, at least for the time being. Last week, investment management firm Elliott Management Corp. announced that it had purchased a significant stake in Twitter and that it planned on using its newfound influence at the company to push for changes, including the … Read more
With Coronavirus spreading across the globe, more and more regions are being impacted by the various closures, shutdowns and quarantine measures that are being implemented to help contain the outbreak and limit its impacts. And while public health and safety is obviously the number one concern, the flow-on consequences for business will also be significant, with … Read more
I mean, I don’t really know what to say about this, but people have asked, so… LinkedIn recently launched a new series of playlists on Spotify to soundtrack your professional development in various areas. As you can see here, the playlists are split into different topics, including ‘Women at Work’, ‘Never Give Up’ and ‘Refine and Focus’ … Read more
Facebook sees VR as the future of social media interaction, a future that Facebook wants to own in order to maintain its position on top of the social heap. And it’s working to do just that – after recently acquiring several top VR game developers an integrating them into its growing Oculus VR division, The … Read more
If you’ve tapped on the Facebook options menu in the mobile app in the last few days, you may have noticed this. The listing has been changed from the all-white layout to a blue gradient background, along with bubble tiles for each individual option, with alerts for recent activity beneath each. The team over at Android … Read more
Twitter has this week issued an update to its rules around hateful conduct, which it first launched last year. The rules are designed to help keep Twitter conversations more civil and set clear parameters around acceptable behavior on the platform. As per Twitter: “As a result, of months of conversations and feedback from the public and conversations with both internal and, … Read more
The arrival of dark mode for WhatsApp earlier last week also served as a reminder that Facebook’s flagship app still doesn’t have its own Facebook dark mode option, despite various elements of it being spotted in testing over the last year. Indeed, back in August, serial tipster, Jane Manchun Wong reported that Facebook dark mode was in development, … Read more
Following the latest announcements around Instagram and coronavirus-related content measures from Facebook and Twitter, Instagram has now also detailed how it’s working to guide users towards accurate, relevant updates on the situation. The first focus is information accuracy – Instagram says that it’s working to remove “known harmful misinformation related to Instagram and coronavirus (COVID-19”), while it’s also now highlighting … Read more